James H. Jensen

(1906-1993) born at Madison, Madison County, lived in Lincoln. Plant pathologist, educator, administrator, conducted research on strains of tobacco viruses, methods of disease control in sugarcane, grapefruit, potatoes, and more; served as first chief of biology branch of U.S. Atomic Energy Commission in 1948-49, led several professional organizations and served for eight years as provost of Iowa State University, was president of Oregon State University from 1961 to 1969, where he led effort to designate OSU as one of the first three Sea Grant universities in the nation, and established it as one of the top teaching and research universities. Consult Oregon Stater, Summer 1961, pp. 8-9 and Phytopathology, Vol 56 (April 1966) 383-384 and Portland Oregonian, January 22, 1969, pp. 1, 11 and Corvallis /OR/ Gazette-Times, February 11, 1993, p. A-3 and UNL Nebraska Alumnus, Fall 2002, p. 19.

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